Chittagong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$93	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$2496
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	2.58M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 78% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9061st and 3418th ($358 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6631st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Riyadh

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	Chittagong	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$9818

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463